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Discover this fast-growing profession! As a social work student, you will be trained as a generalist who encourages change within individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. You will learn to examine social problems in cultural, historical and current political contexts.

The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare prepares students for a wide range of careers providing services for children, victims of intimate partner violence, older adults, individuals experiencing homelessness and more.

The social work program at UW-Milwaukee is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Board of Accreditation.

Contact
Student Services
414-229-4852
hbssw-advising@uwm.edu

UW-Milwaukee
Northwest Quadrant – Building D
3rd Floor
2025 E Newport Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

Department Programs

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MinorOn Campus
A group of older adults (one black man, one black woman, one white woman, and one Latina) sitting on a couch socializing together with a sunny window in the background.
Graduate CertificateOn Campus, Online
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Undergraduate CertificateOn Campus
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Master’sOnline
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DoctoralOn Campus
A group of social work students (three female and one male) casually sit and converse in comfortable chairs in the student union.
MajorOn Campus
Portrait of Nadir Carlson (black man), a Master's of Social Work student in a purple tee-shirt with lush, green trees in the background.
Master’sOn Campus
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Master’s, DoctoralOn Campus
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Graduate CertificateOn Campus
Group of diverse criminal justice & criminology graduating university students posing beneath a black and gold balloon arch.
Helen Bader School of Social Welfare students attending a graduation event in May 2024.

Impressive Students

Engaged Professionals

The overall employment of social workers is projected to grow 7% from 2023-2033, faster than the average for all occupations.* Graduates from our program are adoption counselors, program services coordinators, gerontology specialists, mental health assistants, community outreach specialists, victim advocates, youth counselors, and more.

Where do UW-Milwaukee alumni work?

  • County and state entities
  • Healthcare settings
  • Human service institutions
  • Mental health programs
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • The justice system
  • Read more about social work alumni from the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UW-Milwaukee.

*Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.